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There is little reason to prescribe vitamin D supplements to healthy adults to reduce the risk of diseases or fractures, say researchers writing in the Lancet.
They found no significant reduction in risk in any area after analysing more than 100 trials.
They added that future studies were unlikely to change the figures.
At-risk groups, including babies, pregnant women and elderly people, are still advised to take supplements.
The research team, from the University of Auckland in New Zealand, had previously carried out a meta-analysis which showed no major effect of vitamin D supplementation on bone mineral density.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25861078
They found no significant reduction in risk in any area after analysing more than 100 trials.
They added that future studies were unlikely to change the figures.
At-risk groups, including babies, pregnant women and elderly people, are still advised to take supplements.
The research team, from the University of Auckland in New Zealand, had previously carried out a meta-analysis which showed no major effect of vitamin D supplementation on bone mineral density.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25861078